Relationships, Human Behavior, and Psychological Science
- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Vol. 13 (6), 233-237
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00315.x
Abstract
Extensive evidence attests to the importance of relationships for human well-being, and evolutionary theorizing has increasingly recognized the adaptive significance of relationships. Psychological science, however, has barely begun to consider how relationships influence a broad array of basic social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes. This article discusses contemporary theory and research about the impact of relationship contexts, citing examples from research on social cognition, emotion, and human development. We propose that the validity and usefulness of psychological science will be enhanced by better integration of relationship contexts into theories and research.Keywords
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